Kampong Lorong Buangkok is the last surviving village on mainland Singapore.

Kampong Lorong Buangkok is the last surviving village on mainland Singapore. (Photo: Zarina Baguio, Wikimedia Commons) Time seems to have stood still in parts of Buangkok and Upper Serangoon. Resident s of the rustic Kampong Lorong Buangkok continue to live a quiet and peacef ul life raising livestock. This has a ttracted home seekers who are drawn to the area’s natural beauty. Meanwhile, plans are underway to develop new infrastructure to make it more convenient for residents. By Joanne Poh Buangkok’s main claim to fame is Kampong Lorong Buangkok, Singapore’s last kampong (Malay for village) still in existence today. Older Singaporeans nostalgic for days gone by and millennials in search of a rustic backdrop for Instagram photos have flocked to the area in search of a storied past. But there is more to the Buangkok and Upper Serangoon area than the kampong life. Today, th...